About the island: the St. Thomas guide
Every named public trail we could verify, with lengths and difficulty as the managing agency gives them, checked in October 2026.
Last verified October 31, 2026
The Discovery Nature Trail runs about 1.5 miles through the Magens Bay Authority's preserve on the north side of St. Thomas, from a trailhead off Magens Bay Road at Canaan to the west side of Magens Bay beach.
Last verified October 31, 2026
The Charlotte Amalie Harbor Walk is a flat, paved route along the St. Thomas waterfront that the Department of Tourism lists among the island's hiking trails.
Last verified October 31, 2026
Photo: Smallbones, CC0
Hassel Island forms the western edge of St. Thomas Harbor and covers about 135 acres. The National Park Service manages 128 acres as part of Virgin Islands National Park; the rest is Virgin Islands government…
Last verified October 31, 2026
Perseverance Bay is a cobblestone beach on the west end of St. Thomas. In March 2026 the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) announced that it had bought the 140-acre hillside above the bay for…
Last verified October 31, 2026
Photo: Matt Wade, CC BY-SA 2.0
Mermaid's Chair is a narrow strand of sand at the far west end of St. Thomas, inside the gated Preserve at Botany Bay, where the Atlantic meets the Caribbean.
Last verified October 31, 2026
Santa Maria Bay is a soft-sand beach on the northwest coast of St. Thomas, reached by a footpath. The Department of Tourism describes an out-and-back walk of about a mile from a trailhead on Fortuna Road,…
